Hand luggage



p 1932- E. J. SHOEMAKER 1,878,989

HAND LUGGAGE Filed Dec. 24, 1928 6 Sheets$heet l A TTORNEK p 1932- E. J.SHOEMAKER 1,878,989

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ATTORNEY Sept. 20, 1932. E. J. SHOEMAKER HAND LUGGAGE 6 sheets-sheet 4INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY p 1932- E. J. S'HOEMAKER HAND LUGGAGE 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 FiledDec. 24{ 1928 Emmvun. J Sworn/111m,

IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY P 1932- E. J. SHOEMAKER 1,878,989

HAND LUGGAGE Filed Dec. 24, 1928 t 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 [MIlNl/EL JSHOEMHKER.

I N V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 20, 193.2

' UNITED STATES r rENn OFFICE manner. J. snomam, or mounting om'mo,cannon, ass renon we ran a. McBRINE comrm, Lnnran, or m ommo, enemaHAND, LUGGAGE Application filed December :4, 1m. Serial n $335,283.

This invention relates to hand lug age and more particularly'to a meansfor pac 'ng garments so that they may be supported in upright positionrelative to the common manner in which luggage of this nature iscarried.

The objecbof my invention is to provide hand luggage, having incombination therewith one or more garment su porting members carriedrelative to the mged side of the upper or cover portion of the luggage.

A further object of my invention is to provide a supporting member whichis hingedly mounted relative to the hinged side of the cover portion ofthe luggage and which sup- 1a porting member carries a hanger rod overwhich the garments may be folded, which garments are further folded overthe free end of the supporting member when the same is being moved tonormal packed position in the said cover portion.

A further object of my invention is to provide' hand luggage, having aplurality of arment supporting members, which are iingedly mounted onseparate or common hinge connections relative to the hinged side of thecover portion of the luggage and which supporting members each carry ahanger rod over which garments may be folded, which garmentsare'furtlrer folded over the respective free ends of each of saidsupporting members when said respective supporting members are beingmoved to their normal packed position in said cover portion.

A further object is to provide hand luggage, having therein a garmentsupporting member csarried relative to the hinged side of the upper orcover portion of the luggage and a removable hanger rod carried adjacentthe said hinged side in co-acting relationship to said supportingmember.

A further object of my invention is to provide hand luggage, havingtherein one or more garment supporting members carried relative to thehinged side of the upper or cover portionof the luggage which supportingmember or members are adapted to have carried thereon one or moreremovable hanger rods over which the garments may folded. which garmentsare further folded over the free-end of their respective supportingmember as the same is'being moved to normal packed position in saidcover portion. I

With the foregoing and other objects in .view, as will appear as thedescription proceeds,the invention consists of the novel construction,combination and arran ementof co-operating. elements as hereina er mores i'fically set forth, claimed and shown in t e accompanying drawingsforming a part of the present application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a erspective view showing the embodiment o m invention, thesupporting member being s own in lowered position .ready to receive thehanger rod;

Fig. 2 is-a similar view to Fi' 1, but showing a modified means of hingely connecting the supporting member.

Fig. 3 illustrates the hanger rod, showing a garment in its primaryfolded position 'thereon.-

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, showing the embodiment of myinvention with a garment-in packed position. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view, showing interconnecting means onwhich the support ing member hinges.

ig. 7 is a perspective, .view of a further modified form p'fmy'invention.

Fig. 8 is 'a'sectional view of a modified form, showing a plurality ofsupportm members hinged from common pivota points.

Fig. 9 is atop plan view of a modified form of my invention, part of thebodywportion be ing broken away and the cover mg shown in section.

Fig. 10 is a sectionview of a modified form of my invention wherein thesu porting members are removably positione in the cover.

modified form of my invention, the cover being thrown back and thesupporting member being shown in lowered position.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views.

Fig. 11 is a top plan view of a further 8 is the body portion of theluggage, which may be of various sizes or shapes according to theparticular purpose for which the luggage is to be used. This bodyportion may be provided with a partition 9, extending transversely orextending at right angles to that as shown in Fig. 1. 10 is a coversuitably hinged at its lower side to the upper edge of the rear side ofthe body portion 8 in any desired conventional manner. 11 are staystraps to limit the hinging of the cover 10 back a predetermineddistance relative to the body portion 8.

12 is a supporting member, which may be made -of a flat piece ofmaterial. To provide the desired efliciency and to eliminate weight toas great an extent as possible, I prefer to have the side portions cutaway as illustrated. 14 illustrates L-shaped hinge plates,

protrude outwardly and comprise a pivotal one portion of which issuitably riveted flat against the'inner face of the lower side of thecover 10. The protruding side is pro- .vided with an opening. 15 arepins suitably riveted to the outer edges of the base portion 16 of thesupporting member 12. These pins connection for the supporting member 12in i the openings formed in the protruding side of phe L-shaped plates14. I do not wish to be imited in the means or manner whereby thebaseportion 16 of the supporting member 12 is hingedly or, pivotallyconnected in relationship to the cover 10. In Fig. 2, I

have shown hinges 17,- wliich provide an equivalent means for hingingthe base portion 16 relative to the coverilO. In Fig. 5, I have shownguide plates 18 carried on the inner. faces of the opposite sidesforming the cover 10. These guide plates are provided with alongitudinal slot 19 in which the ends 'of the pins 20 may be moved. Inthis pa'rticular construction, the pins 20 are provided with groovesadjacent their free ends and the ends of the pins are positioned inlocked relationship in their respective slots 19 of the guide plates 18as shown in Fig. 6. In Fig. 7, I provide a bracket 21 which is pivotallyconnected as-at 22 to the opposite sides of the cover 10. Pins 20 arecarried by the outer ends of the base portion 16 and extend throughsuitable openings formed in the free ends of the bracket 21. If desiredand found more convenient, the outer ends ofthese pins vided with itsrespective hanger rod 30. The supporting members 12 and 12 are providedat the op osite edges of their base portions 16 with hlnged plates 32and 33 respectively. The hinged plates 32 and 33 are each provided withan opening to permit the ends of the plates to fit over their respectivepins 15 intermediate the L-shaped plate 14 and the edge of the baseportion 16 of the supporting member 12. In Fig. 9, the hinging of thesupporting member 12 is similar to that disclosed in Fig. 2. In Fig. 10,the hinging or pivoting of the end of the base portion of the supportingmember 12 is done away with, but in packing luggage this end is restedagainst the inner face of'the hinged side of the cover and the foldingstrip pivoted to position, which constitutes practically a similaraction as would take place if the base portion was hingedly connected tothe hingedside of the cover portion. In Fig. 11 the supporting member 12is suitably hinged in any desired manner to the inner face of the hingedside of the cover portion. It will be noted that throughout the entiredisclosure, I provide a construction wherein the base portion 16 of thesupporting member 12' is hingedly or pivotally supported relative to thebottom of the cover when being positioned into packed relationship inthe cover. 10.

The folding strip 23 of the supporting member 12 may be provided withoutwardly projecting lugs as at 24 to retain garments in properposition. 'Additional side strips 25 may be positioned on the flat facesof the foldin strip adjacent the'outer transverse e'dge t ereof, so asto provide a rounded surface on which the garments will contact inrolled formation and eliminate the possibility of creasing. 26 are theretaining bands, each having one end permanently attached to theinnerface of one side of the cover 10. The other ends are provided withhooks or fasteners 27, which may be fastened into suitable eyeletscarried by the opposite side of the cover 10.

28 is a metal strap secured to the under side of the base portion 16',the ends of which are bent at right angles to the main portion thereof.These ends extend across the outer edges of the base portion 16 andprotrude outwardly from the opposite face thereof as at 29. Theseprotruding end portions are provided with openings. 30 is the hangerrod, having pins 31 protruding from the opposite ends thereof, whichpins are adapted to be inserted into the openings formed in theprotruding ends 29. The protruding ends 29 are so formed as to tensionagainst the ends of the rod 30 when the pins are in normal positiontherein, yet are sufficiently flexible to allow insertion and removal ofthe rod 30.

In the disclosure Fig. 7, the partition 9 has formed on its upper ed e achannel groove. This may be'provide by means of relative to the baseportion of t 1e supporting member 12. '34 is a socket into which the pm31 of the hanger rod will be fitted. At the side of the cover I providean engagement plate 35 having a suitable opening therein into which thepin, carried at the opposite end of therod 30, will be inserted. Thisengagement plate 35 is formed from metal whic will provide springtension to retain the rod in fixed position, yet will permit the removalofthe same when desired.

Referring to Fig. 11 I provide a supporting member 12 which may bepivotall connected relative to the inner face of the inged side of thecover portion similar to the disclosure shown in Fig. 1, or it may behingedly connected thereto similar to the disclosure shown in Fig. 2.The modification in this construe.-

tion is in the hanger rod. The hanger rod 36 is preferably formed as awire or light rod loop. A stud 37 is carriedon the outer face of thebase portion 16 of the supporting member 12. The hanger rod 36 isprovided with a looped or hooked portion and adapted to be engaged overthe stud 37. The stud 37 ma be of such proportion as to accommodate ansupport a plurality of hanger rods 36.

In packing hand lu gage, as disclosed in this application, the rod 30will be transversely pos:tfoned intermediate the ends of the garment asillustrated'in Fig. 3, which provides for the primary fold of thegarment; When one or more garments are in this primary folded positionon the rod 30, the rod, with the garments thereon, is laid on top of thesupporting member 12, when the latter is in the position as shown inFig. 1. The pins 31, carried by the rod 30, are then inserted in theirrespective openings in the protruding portions 29. The free end of thesupporting member 12 is then hingedly moved to the position as shown inFig. 4, the respective ends of the garment freely folding over thefoldin stri 23 and hanging down over the outer ace 0 the supportingmember'12. The retaining bands 26- are then extendedacross over thegarment to snuggly retain it in position and the books or snaps 27 areengaged in the eyelets hereinbefore mentioned.

Referring to the modified form, Fig. 5, the supporting member 12 may bemoved to position as shown in this drawin the hanger rod 30 removed fromthe protru ing ends 29, the garments draped thereon as shown in Fig. 3,

the upper edges of the the hanger rod returned to position, after whichthe supportin member will be dropped to the position as s own in dottedlines in Fig. 5, so that it can then be pivoted to the position as shownin 4.

Referring to Fig. 7, provide a means for positioning the supportingmember 12 away from the cover 10 so as to facilitate the placing of thegarments in their proper posltion after which the su porting member israised slightly -so as to lift the projectin ends 24 from their seatedposition in the c annel on the upper edge of the partition 9. The baseportion 16'is then moved to its normal positi on adjacent the lower sideof the cover 10, after which the free end of the supporting member 12is-hinged upwardly sponding relative position to t in Fi 4.

Ret erring to Fig. 8, I provide practically the same construction asshown in Fig. 1 other than providing for a'plurality of supportingmembers pivoted from common centers. If

at as shown to a corremember may be pivotall mounted or hingedindividually. B providing a plurality of supporting members such asshown as 12, 12", and 12, I disclose a construction whereby garments maybe readily removed fromany one of the plurality of supporting memberswithout disturbing the garments on any of the other of such supportingmembers- Referring to Fig. 9, I provide a su member which may bepivotally or mgedly mounted relative to the inner face of the hingedside of the cover portion. In this construction the roller is removablymounted adjacent the hinged side of the cover ortion and in co-actingrelative position to t e base porting int ment plate 34 and 35respectively, the garments extending out over the supporting member 12.The supporting member 12 is then pivoted to its packed position, the garment receiving its secondary fold over the foldin stri 23 in a similarmanner to that as herembe ore described.

- Referring to Fig. 11, the garment is draped through the hanger rod 36to provide the primary fold, the looped portionis then engaged over thestud 37, after which the supporting member 12 is pivoted to normalpacked position, the arment receiving the secondary fold over thefolding strip 23 in a manner similar to that previously described.

The foregoing s ecification and annexed drawings disclose the preferredembodiment of my invention, but it is to be understood that minorchanges may be resorted to in the commercial adaptation of my inventionwithout departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed. A r

What I claim as new is:

1. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion and a garmentsupportlng means carried adjacent the hinged connection of saidsupporting member.

2. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said means removably carried by thehinged side of said supporting member.

5. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion and a garmentsupporting means carried by said cover portion adjacent the hingedconnection of said supporting member.

6. -Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover body portion; a garmentsupporting member hingedly connected to the hinged side of said coverportion and a garment supporting means removably carried by said coverportion adjacent the hinged connection of said supporting member. Y

7. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a supporting member hingedly connectedto the hinged side of said cover portion; a garment supporting means, onwhich a garment may be primarily folded, carried adjacent the hingedconnection of said supporting member and a folding edge, formed on thefree side of said'supporting member, on which said garment may besecondarily folded.

8. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion; a garment supportingmeans, on which a garment maybe primarily folded, carried by the hingedside of said supporting member and a folding edge, formed on the .freeside of said supportin portion hingedly connected to said member, onwhich said garment may be secondarily folded.

9. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; av garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion; a garment supportingmeans, on which a garment may be primarily folded,

carried by said cover port1on adjacent the hinged connection of saidsupporting member and a folding edge, formed on the free side of saidsupporting member, on which said-garment may be secondarily folded.

10. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member carried bythe hinged side of said cover portion; said supporting member embodyinga garment supporting means, on which garments may be primarily folded,and a folding edge, on which garments may be secondarily folded, andmeans for retaining said supporting member in packed position in saidcover with said garments supported in parallel relationship to thenormal carrying position of said luggage.

11. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion and adapted to behinged to a horizontal position over said body portion when beingpacked; a garment supporting.

means, .on which garments may be primarily folded, removably carried bythe hinged side of the supporting member and a folding edge, formed onthe free side of said supporting member, on',wliich said garments may besecondarily folded as said supporting member is moved to packed positionin said cover.

12. Luggage, comprising a body portion;

a cover portion hingedly connected -to said body portion; a garmentsupporting member supported on the hinged side ofsaid covor portion andprimary and secondary folding means for sup-porting garments, on saidsupporting member in parallel relationship to the normal carryingposition of said luggage.

13. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body portion; a garment supporting means carriedadjacent the hinged connection of said cover portion; a garmentsupporting member hingedly connected to the hinged side of said coverportion, a folding edge, formed on the free side of said member, andadapted to register adjacent the free side of said cover when saidmember is moved to packed position within the cover.

14. Luggage, comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected .to said body portion; a supporting member, hingedly connectedto the hinged side of said ber a apted to have garments drape therethehmfged end of said su on and means, pivotally mounting the supportingmember in said cover adjacent the hinged connection thereof, wherebysaid supporting member with garments. dra ed thereon is movable to aosition substantially closing the open top 0 said body portion and topacked position within said cover portion with its free edge extendingto a position adjacent the free edge of said cover portion.

16. Luggage comprising a 'body portion;

a cover'portion hingedly connected to said body portion; a garmentsupporting mem ber, substantiallyof H-shaped formation, upon whichgarments may be draped over one parallel portion of said H-shapedsupporting member and means hingedl mounting said supportin member insai cover portion ad acent t e hinged side thereof.

17. Luggage comprisin a body portion; a cover hingedly connecte to saidbody portion; a garment supporting member, substantially of H-shapedformation, upon which garments may be draped over one parallel ortion ofsaid H-shaped supportin mem r; and the other parallel portion beinghingedlyconnected to said cover portion adjacent the hinged connectionbetween said body portion and said cover portion.

18. Luggage, comprising abody portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body1 portion; a garment sup orting member ingedlyconnected to the ged side of said cover portion and adapted to be hingedto a horizontal position over said body portion to receive garments; agarment supporting means, on which garments may be primaril folded,removably carried adjacent porting member and a olding edge, forms onthe free side of said supporting member, over which said garments may besecondarily folded as said supporting member is moved to packed positionin said cover portion and means for retaining garments on said foldingedge.

19. Luggage; comprising a body portion; a cover portion hingedlyconnected to said body .portion; a garment supporting member hingedlyconnected to the hinged side of said cover portion; a garment supportingmeans and means carriedzby said supporting member for removablyattaching said garment sup orting means adjacent said hinged side ofsaid cover portion.

20. Luggage; comprising a body portion; a cover portion havingperipheral walls, one of which is hingedly connected to said bodyportion a garment supporting member hingedly connected to said coverportion adjacent the, hingedly connected wall thereof and a hanger rod,removably carried in brackets, carried by said cover portion adjacentthe hingedly connected wall thereof.

21. Luggage, comprising a body ortion; a cover portion hingedly carriedy said body portion; a garment supporting member having two spacedparallel portions one of which is hingedly connected to said coverportion adjacent the hinged sidethereof andathe other of said portionsdesigned as a folding edge for garments supported thereon and a garmentsupporting means removably carried by said hingedly connected por-. tionof said supporting member. s

22. Luggage; comprising a bod portion" a cover portion hingedly carrieby said body portion; a garment supporting means,

on which garments may be primarily folded,

removably carried in'said cover portion adjacent the hinged connectionthereof; a garment supporting member having two parallel portions, oneof which is hingedly connecte to said cover portion ad acent the hingedside thereof and a folding edge formed on the other of said parallelportions on which garments may be secondarily folded.

23. Luggage; comprising a body pprtion; a cover portion hingedly carriedy said body ortion; a garment supporting member 11;; mounted in saidcover. portion and hinge on the nged side thereof; a garment sup portingmeans and means, on said garment supporting member, for removablysupporting said garment supporting means a jacent the hinged connectionof said member.

24. Luggage, comprising a body a cover portion hingedly carried y saidbody portion a garment supporting member hingedly carried by the hingedside of said cover portion and means, on said garment supporting member,for removably su porting a hanger adjacent the hinged si e of saidcoverportion.

.25. Luggage, comprising a body portiona cover portion hingedly carried"by said body ortlon; a garment supporting member hinge 1y carrie insaid luggage and a hanger rod removably carried ad acent the hingedconnection of said body portionand said cover portion. a 1 I 26.Luggage, embodying a cover; a rment su porting member, one side of w ichis hin e ly connected to one side of said cover rtion;

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and t e other side adapted to swing to a position adjacent to the otherside of said cover and a garment supporting means carilgd on the firstmentione side of said mem- 27. Luggage, embodying a cover; a gar- 15ture.

ment snpporting member, one side of ,which is hingedly connected to oneside of said cover and the other side adapted to swing to a positionadjacent to the otherside of said cover and a garment suEporting meansin said cover ad acent the rst mentioned side of said member.

28. A garmenfisupporting means for use in combination with' luggage,comprising a garment supportingmember hingedly con- 'nected to a portionof said luggage and a garment supporting means carried on said member adacent its hin ed connection.

In testimony whereof, afiix my signa- EMANUEL J. SHOEMAKER.

